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Overview

Ona is a Kiel, Germany-based cloud execution and orchestration startup formerly known as gitpod. On June 11, 2026, openai announced it will acquire Ona to expand codex with secure, customer-controlled infrastructure for long-running agents.

Products & Technology

  • Secure, persistent cloud environments for agent execution
  • Customer-controlled credentials, logging, and security boundaries
  • 2 million developers on cloud dev environments (Gitpod heritage)
  • Agents continue working when laptops are closed

Acquisition Status

Subject to regulatory approval. Financial terms undisclosed. Companies remain independent until closing. Post-close, Ona team joins OpenAI to work with Codex (2026-06-11-openai-codex-ona-acquisition).

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